Sky Girls, Gene Nora Jessen
Sky Girls, Gene Nora Jessen
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Sky Girls
The True Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race

Author: Gene Nora Jessen

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/18/2018

Synopsis

The inspiring, true story of the first female pilots taking their rightful place in the exciting world of aviation. In 1929, nineteen gutsy women blazed out of the darkness by setting out from California in propeller-driven planes, each competing to be the winner of the first female cross-country air race. The hazards were many, from disastrous weather to possible sabotage, but by facing the dangers with skill and determination, the racers thrilled the nation, and pioneered a new future for female pilots and women's rights.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie

I've been interested in the stories of female aviators for awhile now and have already read a few nonfiction and historical fiction books about the early days of aviation. Sky Girls, published in 2002 as The Powder Puff Derby of 1929: The First All Women's Transcontinental Air Race, is a pretty comp......more

Goodreads review by Genetta

SKY GIRLS is the thrilling account of the female fliers who made history in 1929's first all women's transcontinental Air Derby while naysayers criticized them for competing in a sport thought fit only for men. Women had flown airplanes for over twenty years but had never been allowed to race before......more

Goodreads review by Martin

The book is a reprint of The Powder Puff Derby of 1929: The First All Women's Transcontinental Air Race published in 2002. The story of the race is gleaned from news reports and each chapter is headlined with Will Rogers quotes. The most valuable part of the book is the pilot biographies at the conc......more

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